How To Install libsurefire-java on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsurefire-java on Kali Linux. libsurefire-java is Surefire test framework for Java

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsurefire-java on Kali Linux.

What is libsurefire-java

libsurefire-java is:

Maven is a software project management and comprehension tool. Based on the concept of a project object model (POM), Maven can manage a project’s build, reporting and documentation from a central piece of information.

Maven’s primary goal is to allow a developer to comprehend the complete state of a development effort in the shortest period of time. In order to attain this goal there are several areas of concern that Maven attempts to deal with:

* Making the build process easy
* Providing a uniform build system
* Providing quality project information
* Providing guidelines for best practices development
* Allowing transparent migration to new features

This package ships the surefire test framework and the maven-surefire-plugin.

There are three methods to install libsurefire-java on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libsurefire-java Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libsurefire-java using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsurefire-java

Install libsurefire-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsurefire-java using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsurefire-java

Install libsurefire-java Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libsurefire-java using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsurefire-java

How To Uninstall libsurefire-java on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libsurefire-java package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsurefire-java

Uninstall libsurefire-java And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsurefire-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsurefire-java

Remove libsurefire-java Configurations and Data

To remove libsurefire-java configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsurefire-java

Remove libsurefire-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsurefire-java configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsurefire-java

Dependencies

libsurefire-java have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsurefire-java package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.